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Lexus confirms UX 300e EV for Australia

November 10, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Concepts, Electric vehicles, Upcoming new models

LEXUS WILL CONTINUE ITS PUSH in electrification with the announcement its popular self-charging hybrid electric models will be joined by the first all-electric Lexus, the luxury compact UX 300e, in November 2021. The Lexus UX

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New distance record proves EVs are viable

August 25, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles

ONE OF THE ENDURING complaints against electric vehicles is their unacceptably low range. A recent Hyundai demonstration goes a long way (pun intended!) to showing that this concern may soon be a thing of the

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Another proposal to re-establish Australian auto manufacturing

July 13, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

THE LOSS OF LOCAL automobile manufacturing has created much discussion in various areas. Some of it is built around the possibility of creating another Aussie car manufacturing industry. One body proposing that there is sufficient

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Citroën takes the electric path

July 8, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Upcoming new models

IT’S RAPIDLY BECOMING A tsunami of new electric releases. Now Citroën has announced it will be launching six electrified vehicles in 2020 globally. With the introduction of new C4 launched globally online on 1 July

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Nissan seeks to improve EV driving experience

June 4, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE NOT usually known for their driving dynamics but Nissan, the company that pioneered mass-market EVs with its Leaf a decade ago, is focused on making the most of the acceleration and torque

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UK hits a speed bump on the way to electric vehicles

June 1, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

AS YOU ARE PROBABLY aware, the electric vehicle market in Australia accounts for a paltry one percent of new car sales, but elsewhere in the world, EVs are also facing some challenges. The UK, like

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Is there a vendetta against Tesla?

April 10, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

WE’VE BEEN HEARING so many negative stories about Tesla that we’re starting to wonder if there’s a conspiracy against them. Clearly, if the major car companies perceive Tesla as a threat, they would do everything

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UK findings show EV high charging costs at public charge points

March 5, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Need to know

CHARGING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE in the UK using a public charging point can cost almost 10 times more than charging up at home, according to Britain’s What Car? According to What Car?, you’ll pay an eye-watering

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Welcome to the petrol/diesel/hybrid-free Brave New World

February 9, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

WHILE THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT buries its head in the sand about climate change and alternative power sources, the British government has brought forward plans to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050. A major step towards

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Electric vehicles need care in slippery conditions

January 10, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

Electric vehicles are fast gaining market share, especially in Europe, but they can require totally new thinking and skill-sets when it’s slippery.  Prepared by Toni Jalovaara, director of Inmen OY Helsinki, Finland Whether we’re ready

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